by Julian Spivey Major League Baseball changed up the way of selecting the starting lineups for the All Star Game this season. Fans still get to choose which eight position players make the midsummer classic, but there are now two types of fan-voting. The first, which has already taken place, eliminated most of the field down to three finalists (nine for the outfield), of which the fans will vote from to select the eventual starter. This run-off for the starting lineup will begin on Wednesday, June 26 at 11 a.m. (central standard time) and last only 28 hours with the winners announced on ESPN on Thursday, June 27 at 6 p.m. CatcherWillson Contreras (Chicago Cubs): .290 BA, 15 HR, 42 RBI, .386 OBP, 1.9 WAR Yasmani Grandal (Milwaukee Brewers): .274 BA, 17 HR, 45 RBI, .383 OBP, 2.1 WAR Brian McCann (Atlanta Braves): .287 BA, 7 HR, 29 RBI, .355 OBP, 0.3 WAR
First BaseJosh Bell (Pittsburgh Pirates): .313 BA, 20 HR, 66 RBI, .384 OBP, 2.8 WAR Freddie Freeman (Atlanta Braves): .318 BA, 21 HR, 61 RBI, .407 OBP, 3.2 WAR Anthony Rizzo (Chicago Cubs): .275 BA, 19 HR, 53 RBI, .385 OBP, 2.1 WAR
Second BaseOzzie Albies (Atlanta Braves): .284 BA, 11 HR, 40 RBI, .344 OBP, 1.5 WAR Ketel Marte (Arizona Diamondbacks): .309 BA, 20 HR, 51 RBI, .359 OBP, 3.6 WAR Mike Moustakas (Milwaukee Brewers): .281, 22 HR, 46 RBI, .360 OBP, 2.8 WAR
Third BaseNolan Arenado (Colorado Rockies): .325 BA, 19 HR, 62 RBI, .387 OBP, 3.2 WAR Kris Bryant (Chicago Cubs): .285 BA, 15 HR, 39 RBI, .394 OBP, 2.2 WAR Josh Donaldson (Atlanta Braves): .260 BA, 14 HR, 36 RBI, .364 OBP, 2.3 WAR
ShortstopJavier Baez (Chicago Cubs): .281 BA, 18 HR, 48 RBI, .321 OBP, 3.0 WAR Trevor Story (Colorado Rockies): .294 BA, 17 HR, 48 RBI, .360 OBP, 3.1 WAR Dansby Swanson (Atlanta Braves): .263 BA, 14 HR, 47 RBI, .328 OBP, 1.3 WAR
OutfieldRonald Acuna Jr. (Atlanta Braves): .288 BA, 17 HR, 49 RBI, .370 OBP, 2.6 WAR
Albert Almora (Chicago Cubs): .249 BA, 7 HR, 22 RBI, .290 OBP, 0.7 WAR Cody Bellinger (Los Angeles Dodgers): .353 BA, 25 HR, 61 RBI, .447 OBP, 6.3 WAR Charlie Blackmon (Colorado Rockies): .332 BA, 18 HR, 49 RBI, .377 OBP, 1.6 WAR Jason Heyward (Chicago Cubs): .256 BA, 10 HR, 26 RBI, .351 OBP, 0.5 WAR Nick Markakis (Atlanta Braves): .276 BA, 6 HR, 42 RBI, .362 OBP, 0.9 WAR Joc Pederson (Los Angeles Dodgers): .236 BA, 20 HR, 36 RBI, .332 OBP, 1.8 WAR Kyle Schwarber (Chicago Cubs): .231 BA, 16 HR, 35 RBI, .324 OBP, 0.3 WAR Christian Yelich (Milwaukee Brewers): .345 BA, 29 HR, 62 RBI, .439 OBP, 4.7 WAR
5. Nick Markakis 6. Joc Pederson I don’t believe Nick Markakis of the Atlanta Braves or Joc Pederson of the L.A. Dodgers should be All Stars this season, but ultimately their positions here (although I can’t stand Pederson’s hit a homer, walk or strikeout game) aren’t near as bothersome as the Chicago Cubs trio below. The outfield spots in the fan voting this year are really the only spots they screwed up. 7. Jason Heyward 8. Kyle Schwarber 9. Albert Almora Chicago Cubs fans have basically turned the nine-position finalist outfield slot into a joke by stuffing the ballot box for three of their guys who have absolutely no business near the All Star Game this season. I sincerely hope there’s enough votes all-around to keep Almora, Heyward and Schwarber out of the game.
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